Tepilora, Italy
Pilot Description
Parco Naturale Regionale di Tepilora (PNRT), www.parcoditepilora.it
The Regional Natural Park of Tepilora is a Regional Park established in 2014 (pursuant to Regional Law No. 21 of 24 October 2014). It is managed by the Regional Natural Park Authority of Tepilora. The park is located in in the north-west of Sardinia and is entirely part of the province of Nuoro and covers an area of about 8,000 hectares. It partly includes the territory of 4 municipalities: Bitti, Lodè, Posada and Torpè. The practice of establishing the Park was started in 2005 at the impulse of the Municipality of Bitti, in agreement with the Sardinia Region, the Forestry Authority of Sardinia and the Province of Nuoro with the aim of protecting the natural resources of the area and encouraging the sustainable development of the territory. Today the Park, entirely passable, also thanks to its mild winters is an ideal destination for tourism in contact with nature even in low season, between breathtaking views, fresh spring waters and florofaunistic typicality: vigorous lyceums, strawberry trees, junipers, corks are the habitat of animal species typical of the Mediterranean scrub, such as the Sardinian hare, wild boar, fox; there are also fallow deers and mouflons and, near the Tepilora tip, with a little luck it is possible to spot specimens of golden eagle. There are lot of cultural attractions, linked to a rich historical-archaeological heritage, ancient traditions, crafts and food and wine. PNRT participates in the SILVANUS project as a Member of the Consortium and will be involved in activities regarding forest models and prevention against wildfires, also contributing to the pilot demonstration that will take place in Italy.
The pilot took place in Tepilora on September 27th, 2024, organised by the SILVANUS Consortium member Parco Naturale Regionale di Tepilora (Regional Nature Park of Tepilora).
Along with the SILVANUS team, external partners such as Regional Civil Protection (emergency and disaster response), Corpo Forestale (forest and environmental law enforcement), FORESTAS Agency (management of forests and natural resources) and CEAS (Environmental Education Centers of Sardinia) contributed to the pilot.
The day was divided into two main sessions – during the morning, the project and its contribution to the region were presented at a workshop, while in the afternoon, regional stakeholders involved in wildfire prevention and control demonstrated their operations and equipment.
Finally, during the concluding session, an important exchange and discussion led to the creation of synergies between the efforts of both parties.
The presentation of the SILVANUS platform featured the following components:
- Fire Danger Tool
- Fire Detection from IoT Devices
- Drone Monitoring of Wildfire Behaviour
- Fire Detection at the Edge using Drone Data
- Fire Detection based on Social Sensing
- Fire Spread Forecast Model
- DSS – Integrated Data Insights
- Woode Biodiversity Indexing App
- SILVANUS Citizen Engagement App
- SILVANUS Platform Dashboard
